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Thursday, October 03, 2013

I Never Expected My Son To Suffer The Same Fate As His Team Mate - Asmu'i's Mother

DUNGUN, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Kuntum Yusof, 63, the mother of cyclist
Mohd Asmu'i Ali @ Awang who died in a freak accident during training
said she never expected her son to suffer the same fate as his team mate
who was also killed during training, about four months ago.

Asmu'i, a Terengganu rider who was in a convoy of 15 cyclists, heading
to Sepang, Selangor, died in a freak accident at Km71, Jalan Kuala
Terengganu-Kuantan, here, Wednesday.

On June 6, a Terengganu state junior cyclist, Mohd Shafiq Imran Syahril,
15, was also killed during training when he crashed into an oncoming
lorry while training with 40 other junior riders near Kampung Gemuruh,
Tepuh, Terengganu.

In the earlier accident, one of the cyclists had hit a pothole, causing
the others to swerve into the opposite lane and into the path of the
lorry and Mohd Shafiq was dragged by the lorry for several metres and
succumbed to his injuries on the way to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah
hospital.

Two other cyclists, aged 14 and 19, suffered minor bruises while the rest were unhurt.

Kuntum said Asmu'i had told her about the accident that killed his team
mate because he too was among those in training that but never expected
he too would be killed in a similar incident.

She said there was no changes of any sort when her youngest son left the
house for training after having Nasi Lemak for breakfast.

"Before going out he kissed my hand and said he will be cycling to
Sepang and I told him to be careful. I then went to the hospital to
collect my medicine and returned home at about 11.30am.

"I saw a lot of people in my house but did not suspect anything," she said when met at the Dungun Hospital mortuary.

Meanwhile, fellow rider Mohd Fahmi Irfan Ahmad Zailani, 20, said after
stopping at a Shell station they continued riding fast to catch up with
the leading group.

However, Asmu'i said he was intending to take a ride in the van as he was tired and we thought he was just joking.

"I thought he was joking but never expected to leave us forever," he said.

Meanwhile, Terengganu Pro Asia (TSG) riders Mohd Harrif Salleh and Mohd
Saufi Mat Senan were among those who were at the Dungun Hospital.
-- BERNAMA